Otto Warburg (IMAGE) Emory Health Sciences Caption Cancer cells' metabolic preference is known as the "Warburg effect," after 1931 Nobel Prize winner Otto Warburg. Credit Wikipedia commons Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.